+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   15132 Steigmeyer (2000 EZ69) Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2015132 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] [ show orbit diagram ] Orbital Elements at Epoch 2459200.5 (2020-Dec-17.0) TDB Reference: JPL 26 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .09952017599752976 3.4961e-08   a 2.376908449741967 9.5474e-09 au q 2.140358102493631 8.5832e-08 au i 6.390372968739736 4.9046e-06 deg node 194.7688634927566 2.9066e-05 deg peri 243.3684929306504 4.0338e-05 deg M 335.9277475358216 2.5348e-05 deg tp 2459290.001710929591 (2021-Mar-16.50171093) 9.4086e-05 TDB period 1338.49609556064 3.66 8.0646e-06 2.208e-08 d yr n .2689585731284565 1.6205e-09 deg/d Q 2.613458796990304 1.0498e-08 au   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      1033      data-arc span      10128 days (27.73 yr)      first obs. used      1993-05-21      last obs. used      2021-02-11      planetary ephem.      DE441      SB-pert. ephem.      SB441-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .51288      source      ORB      producer      Otto Matic      solution date      2021-Apr-13 00:48:53   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.16371 au   Jupiter MOID = 2.60027 au   T_jup = 3.526  [ show covariance matrix ] [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes absolute magnitude H 15.65   n/a E2021B10   diameter diameter 1.755 km 0.363 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)   rotation period rot_per 115. h n/a LCDB (Rev. 2020-October); Warner et al., 2009 Result based on fragmentary lightcurve(s), may be completely wrong. Published Reference List: [Warner, B.D.; Erasmus, N. (2019) Minor Planet Bull. 46, 166-179.] geometric albedo albedo 0.477   0.230 urn:nasa:pds:neowise_diameters_albedos::2.0[mainbelt] (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...68M)   15132 Steigmeyer           Discovered 2000 Mar. 10 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro. Named in honor of August J. Steigmeyer for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. August is a student at the Canterbury School, Ft. Wayne, Indiana. NOTE: some special characters may not display properly (any characters within {} are an attempt to place the proper accent above a character) Reference: 20011002/MPCPages.arc Last Updated: 2009-05-11 [ show close-approach data ] Alternate Designations  2000 EZ69 = 1993 KC1 = 1994 RL24 = 1998 UA42  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2021-Apr-16 03:25 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin